He was Adhishesan. He is one among the line of 18 Siddhars. His Jeeva Samathi is at Rameshwaram.

He had written many books like YOGASUTHRAM for mind, an Ayurveda novel called as SARAGAM for the body , VYAAKRANA PAASHYAM for the sound

( SPEECH) .Also his notable books includes, TAMIL AAIYVU, YOGA MUTHIRAI, BARATHAM, VAANA SAASTHIRAM. Also he had written song called ‘SWARNAPATHINI” which depicts about LORD SHIVA

His Birth month is in PANGUNI (Tamil month) , Nakshatra is MOOLAM , His life era is for about 5 Yugaas, 10 Days. He is the person who saw the great dance of Lord at Thillai and Madurai with Vyaagra paathar.

He acts as a bridge connecting the Saiva religion and vainava religion.

The day ( 5-4-2010) is the birthday of sri maharishipathanjali this short note about him is presented in the blogspot as a religious gift to the readers.